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create a central green space for
tenants, that doesn’t have a car
gliding through it.
“We really want to prioritise
the safety of children and all
tenants.”
Vicki said it was always sad to
lose a tree, but the upgrade of the
flats would see the implementation of many more trees.
She said four existing pohutukawa trees on the site have been
retained, 13 new three-metre
pohutukawa trees would be
planted and more than 50 other
trees would also be planted on
the site.
“We are losing one tree but
gaining so much more in terms
of amenities for tenants,” she
said.
Vicki said it was likely the
tree would be cut down later
this week, following today’s
meeting.

Welcome to friendly new faces
By Nikki Papatsoumas

Manager: Stephan van Rensburg
stephan@wsn.co.nz

us around,” Fiona said.
Les Boardman’s house is adjacent to the tree and he said it
provided some privacy from the
neighbouring flats.
“There is not going to be any
protection for me… my flat is going to be open to people coming
up the drive and parking.
“Those flats are big and intimidating and they are right outside
my kitchen window.”
He said he was confused as to
why the council was choosing to
remove the tree.
Wellington City Council’s
manager of city housing, Vicki
McLaren, said the primary reason for removal of the tree was to
provide a safe access route to the
complex from Kemp Street for
both pedestrians and vehicles.
“We are redesigning the driveway and parking space at both
entrance areas to the site to

Kilbirnie and Lyall Bay have
welcomed two smiling new faces
to the community.
Lieutenant Francis Vemoa and
his wife, Captain Corryn, are
the new Corps Officers at the
Salvation Army Kilbirnie.
They follow in the footsteps of
Captain Joe and Major Jeannine
Serevi, who moved to Auckland
earlier this year.
The couple arrived in Wellington at the beginning of January
with their 17-month-old son
Solomon and said they were
now enjoying diving into their
new role.
Francis and Corryn met while
Corryn was working as an officer for the Salvation Army in
Petone. Following this, Francis
did his training and the couple
then moved to the Salvation
Army in Lower Hutt.
Francis said since arriving, he
and Corryn have been focused

on settling into work and their
new community.
“People have been really good.
At the moment we are just trying
to focus on in house stuff and get
to know the people here before
we start branching out,” he said.
Corryn said they were enjoying
their time in the capital.
“It is really nice being here,
we didn’t realise how close to
the beach we would be, it was
a really nice surprise. I have appreciated how multi-cultural the
community is – being a mixed
family ourselves.”
She said she and Francis had a
different skill set to Joe and Jeannine and because of this they
hoped to contribute something
different to the community.
“We strive to be people of
integrity and for our words to
match our actions and our faith.
“We just see ourselves as being
on the same journey as everyone
else and living life together and
supporting each other.”

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New Zealanders have voted to keep
the current flag after preliminary
results were released in the second
flag referendum last Thursday.

New Zealand votes to keep current flag
Kiwis have had their say New Zealand’s current flag is
here to stay.
Last Thursday, the Electoral
Commission released the preliminary result for the second
referendum on the flag.
The current New Zealand
flag received the most votes
at 56.6 per cent, with Kyle
Lockwood’s Silver Fern Flag
receiving 43.1 per cent of
votes.
The Electoral Commission
said it received more than two
million votes, which included
4,942 informal votes and 4,554
invalid votes. Voter turnout
was an impressive 67.3 per
cent.
In the Rongotai electorate,
30, 509 people voted in the
second flag referendum, with

a voter turnout of 65.8 per cent.
Of those who voted, 62.6 per
cent selected the current New
Zealand flag.
Since the referendum was
announced last year there has
been lively debate, with many
people voicing their opinion
on whether the flag should be
changed and what it should be
changed to.
Following last Thursday’s
results, Prime Minister John
Key said on Twitter “New
Zealand has voted to retain
our current flag. I encourage
all NZers to use it, embrace
it and, more importantly, be
proud of it”.
Mr Key has been a vocal
supporter of changing the flag.
The RSA said it was “delighted, but not surprised, at

the outcome of the second flag
referendum”.
RSA National President BJ
Clark said the result showed
New Zealanders wanted to
retain the current flag.
“We’re glad so many New
Zealanders heeded the RSA’s
call and made their voices
heard for the second referendum – it was an inspiring,
strong show of democracy in
action.
“New Zealand service personnel sign up for a number
of reasons, but one of the
foremost of these is to safeguard the continuing of our
way of life.
“It’s heartening so many Kiwis have exercised their right
to have their say, and keep the
flag. The people have spoken.”

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The second flag
referendum:
-2,124,507 votes received
-Voter turnout was 67.3 per
cent
-Kyle Lockwood’s Silver -Fern
Flag received 915,008 votes
or 43.1 per cent of votes
-The current New Zealand
-Flag received 1,200,003
votes or 56.6 per cent of
votes
-The current New Zealand
flag was adopted in March
1902. It was designed by
-Admiral Sir Albert Hastings
Markham, KCB.

Fit out fundraiser for
Wellington Free Ambulance
Wellington Free Ambulance
will be one of the beneficiaries of this year's Rotary Club
of Port Nicholson's annual
charity auction and dinner.
The donation will go towards the cost of fitting out a
new ambulance.
The auction, which is held
each year, will be held at the
Intercontinental Hotel at the

end of April.
Proceeds will also go to the
Malaghan Institute, Outward
Bound and Rotary International's Polio eradication
project.
Rotary Club Port Nicholson
club member Mark Cassidy
said they had raised over
$100,000 for charities over
the last five years. The club

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a complaint to the Children’s Ward at
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these. Everyone is welcome to
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and can purchase a table.”
He said the club was looking
forward to putting on a fun

A portrait of Carmen Rupe by artist
Te Mete, titled, The Final Portrait,
was presented by MP Louisa Wall to
Mayor of Wellington Celia Wade-Brown
yesterday for safe keeping at the New
Zealand Portrait Gallery. The presentation was on the eve of International
Transgender Day, which falls today,
March 31. Ms Wade-Brown who promoted the Kate Sheppard crossing light
near Parliament also announced a new
figure for four crossing lights in Cuba
Street featuring a dancing figure of Carmen. The crossing light project would
recognise and celebrate transgender
communities within our society.

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Bakers share Easter treats

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Movie on the green
For its next fundraiser, Matairangi Community Kindergarten in conjunction
with Firefly Cinemas presents 'A Movie
on the Green'. Locals are invited to join
the kindergarten for a screening of ‘E.T.’
under the stars at the Hataitai Bowling
Club on Saturday, April 9. Gates open
5pm and the movie starts at 6pm. Bring
picnic blankets, cushions and dinner.
Snacks and drinks will also be available.
For tickets, head to www.fireflycinemas.
co.nz and for more details and postponement information head to the
Movie on the Green Facebook page.

By Fay Samy
MASSEY JOURNALISM STUDENT

Tanya Hugyecz and Tanja
Halasz don’t just share names –
they share a mastery of baking.
The pair share premises on
Waitoa Rd, where Hugyecz runs
her bakery Decorada and Halasz
runs, The Royal Icing Academy.
The pair became friends after
a tragedy in Halasz’s life.

The sudden death of a family
member called her back to her
native Switzerland and she
reached out to Hugyecz to cover
her workload at The Royal Icing
Academy.
“I knew my cakes were in the
best of hands,” said Halasz, “and
when Tanya brought my things
back, she saw the bakery and left
with a serious attack of kitchen
envy”.

Fate would soon find a way
to bring the pair even closer
together.
They met for dinner one night
when Halasz discovered that
Hugyecz’s shop lease was expiring.
“We mutually agreed to share
the Hataitai kitchen workshop,
and gift shop,” explained Halasz.
She admitted that, “having the
same job in the same place with

Consultation launches
The Wellington City Council has today
launched formal consultation on its
Annual Plan 2016-17, which implements
year two of the long term plan 2015-25
and introduces a range of proposals
to build on the progress so far. Mayor
of Wellington, Celia Wade-Brown, said
public views on the new initiatives
would help guide council’s decisions
this year and into the future. The
engagement period runs for a month
until 29 April 2016. Responses from the
public and stakeholders will inform the
final annual plan. For more information
head to wcc.govt.nz

Tanja Halasz
of Royal Icing
Academy, left,
with Tanya
Hugyecz of
Decorada,
right, in front
of their shared
premises on
Waitoa Road.
PHOTO CREDIT:
Fay Samy

the same name can be confusing
at times”.
Hugyecz agreed, adding that
they’re “competitive” but emphasised their friendly rivalry.
“We joke about getting running shoes to run to the front
door and elbowing each other
out of the way, but it’s never
happened,” she laughed.
Over Easter, both bakers continued their friendly competition, developing a large selection
of treats, with vegan and glutenfree options available.
Ginger-spice reigns as the
most popular Easter flavour, but
Hugyecz wouldn’t count Vanilla
out, saying, “a lot of mums come
in thinking that [vanilla] is
such a perfect alternative – still
Easter, but not chocolate”.
Hugyecz and Halasz should
know – they’re also both working mothers, and are already
planning their Mother’s Day
designs.
When asked how the arrangement was working out, Hugyecz
and Halasz were in agreement.
“We balance each other,” said
Hugyecz, to which Halasz simply added that it “works a treat”.

Massey University is under
fire from a feminist group just
weeks after its student magazine,
Massive, published controversial
cover art.
The art has been described as
depicting a grimacing student
on her knees reading a textbook,
while two disembodied hands
clutched her hair and body.
The cover was paired with an
article about students working in
the sex industry, but some saw
the art as objectifying and said it
encouraged rape culture.

Following its release, the cover
was pulled from the internet and
magazine stands around the university were covered and labelled
with a warning sign.
Wellington East Girls College
feminist group, FeminEAST,
have since discouraged their peers
from attending the University
due to what they thought to be a
sexually violent cover.
"We as high school students,
leaders of FeminEAST, and
potential future Massey students
are disgusted by the recent cover
of Massive,” the group said in a
press release.
“As young women having this

kind of image spread around at
a potential future university and
community is very upsetting and
unappealing,” the statement said.
The statement went on to say
that the group would continue
to discourage their peers from
attending the university, until
they received confirmation from
Massey that the incident, or one
of a similar nature, would not
happen again.
When asked about the cover
art Massey University media
director James Gardiner said the
university did not wish to make
any comment.
Massey’s own student asso-

ciation has also spoken out at the
magazine’s cover art on social
media.
In a post on the Massey Wellington Students Association
Facebook page, the association
said it did not support or condone
the cover art.
“We have student welfare and
safety as our priority and believe
that this image could be incredibly
offensive and triggering for many
students.”
Carwyn Walsh, editor of Massive Magazine, pushed to keep
the image on the cover despite
the backlash from students and
rights groups.

Carwyn said while FeminEAST was welcome to their own
opinion, he insisted the cover
had nothing to do with rape or
violence.
He said the article was about
letting students working in the sex
industry have their own voice and
tell their own story and the cover
was the representation of one of
the subjects stories.
Carwyn said magazine staff
have since received death threats.
“It’s gotten pretty nasty to be
honest, we’ve received death
threats over it, I can’t be in Wellington anymore because it's not
safe,” he said.

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Four Miramar businesses banded
together to send aid to cyclone stricken
Fiji last month.
Peninsula Dental Centre, Lumino
Dentists Miramar and Unichem Pharmacy Miramar donated toothbrushes,
toothpaste, antibacterial wipes and water
purifying tablets to Sigatoka, a village
in Fiji.
This comes after the small island was
left devastated by Cyclone Winston earlier
this year.
Tori Maxwell from Helloworld travel in
Miramar, flew to Fiji on February 27 and
gave the supplies to the village herself,
before returning earlier this month.
Tori said Tourism Fiji financed most of
the trip and the purpose was to showcase
Fiji as a tourist destination, despite the
recent storm.
She said the resorts she stayed at had

just done an amazing job at picking
everything back up after the storm came
through.
“Unless you’d watched the news you
would never realise there had been a
category five storm there,” she said.
Tori said they visited the Mamanuca
Islands, The Coral coast and the Denarau
area of Fiji, but the village, which was
their final destination and the furthest
away, received the supplies.
“The people were just lovely, they were
very interested in where we had come
from,” she said.
Tori said initially she felt bad about being
in Fiji because they had just had the storm,
but because Fiji relies on tourism she felt
proud she could support the industry.
After seeing the majority of properties
were in shape and the recovery effort,
Tori said Fiji was stronger than ever and
remained a safe tourism destination.
“The Fijian spirit is just so amazing, I’m
glad I went,” she said.

Award-winning Wellington theatre
company Trick of the Light have their
final season of Beards! Beards! Beards!
before embarking on a UK tour in May.
The show is about a young girl with two
dads and her efforts to grow a beard.
“It’s a celebration of the gloriousness and
ridiculousness of the beard,” said director
Hannah Smith.
Beards! Beards! Beards! premiered
at the Capital E National Arts Festival
for Children in March 2015 and will be
performed at BATS Theatre from April
5 to 9.
Trick of the Light will then take Beards!
Beards! Beards! and award-winning show
The Bookbinder to the UK with funding

from Creative New Zealand.
They will perform at the Brighton Fringe
Festival, Ageas Salisbury International
Arts Festival, Imaginate Festival and
Edinburgh Fringe Festival before returning to New Zealand in September.
Trick of the Light was founded by Victoria University graduates Hannah Smith
and Ralph McCubbin Howell.
“Vic had an emphasis on creating your
own work,” Hannah said.
Hannah said the company was thrilled to
have their last show in Wellington before
taking it overseas.
“I believe the best way to refine your
creative work is to present it to a new
audience,” she said.
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A local church is hoping to
open its doors to the community.
Session clark for Kilbirnie
Presbyterian Church, formerly
known as St Gile’s, Jo Vilipaama, said the church has
spent the last couple of years
looking at mission.
“We want to look at ways
we can reach out to the community and start relationships.
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link up with other churches
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in the area and come up with
activities and get them off the
ground.”
With this in mind she said
the church had started working
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Kids on Foot, a childcare
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programme that runs out of the
church’s hall.
Together, they hoped to start
up a community garden and
currently have a university
student running a homework
group two times a week from
the church house.
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Linda Enari, from Kids on
Foot, said children had already
begun work on a community
garden at the church, after
being inspired by Neighbours’
Day and Local Food Week.
Lyall Bay Bunnings had
come on board and had offered to donate a number of
seedlings and garden tools to
the church, she said.
“Bunnings will also have
a workshop with the kids,
teaching them how to plant
seeds and make compost,”
Linda said.
“Kids on Foot is about reaching out to the community and
that is why working with the
church is really good. It’s
important to teach kids they
can contribute and make an
impact.”
Jo said work was also continuing on painting the church
building’s exterior and giving
it a “face lift”.
For more information about
Kilbirnie Presbyterian Church,
head to kpc.kiwi.nz

In 2012 St Christopher’s Church
was locked to the congregation after
it was deemed unsafe and stamped
By Nikki Papatsoumas
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lington City Council.
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group. A handful of locals
for the group’s first session last was to create a relaxed environment
dissolved as a parish in July 2013 and
Thursday at the Seatoun Village for people to come and work on
the site is now leased to the Miramar
Hall at St Christopher’s Church.
Peninsula Community Trust.
their craft.
Gillie said the group’s first project
Ana Frka came on board earlier
“We want to work on things we
would be knitting ‘twiddlemuffs’ can donate to charities, but even
this year as the new coordinator for
for charity.
the Seatoun Village Hall.
if it’s something you want to work
She said she was now focused on
Twiddlemuffs are a double thick- on yourself, the sessions are about
marketing it as a community space
ness hand muff with ‘bits and bobs’ companionship, being together and
for community groups
attached inside and out. They
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to midday.
She said dance groups and minddementia.
fulness groups were already on
board to
use the space and she hoped
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to see more people putting their
hands up.
“It’s just about getting the word
out there that we are open. If anyone
has ideas and they want to start up
a group, give me a call and we can
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Twent y ha rd-work ing
volunteers gathered for the
monthly Upstream - Friends
of Central Park working
bee in Brooklyn on Good
Friday.
Every month The Friends
meet by the Mururoa stream
in Central Park to plant native trees, clear weeds and
increase public enjoyment
and access to the park.
Volunteers said social
interaction is just as important as pulling weeds

and celebrated Easter with
a shared morning tea of
hot drinks and homemade
hot-cross buns.
The Friends formed in
2005 when the Wellington
City Council developed
a park restoration plan to
address concerns that the
park was neglected and
under-used.
“We’re clearing the path
for future generations to
come,” volunteer Tina Billing said.
In 2015 The Friends organised the first Upstream
Art Trail.

A group of young students will join awardwinning artist Ellen Coup to paint a mural
for the Brooklyn Community Centre.
The students from Ridgway After School
Art Class were the overall winners of a
design competition against 20 other entries.
The mural, funded by a $4000 grant
from the Wellington City Council, will be
painted on the entrance walls and archway
of the Brooklyn Community Centre.
It will depict images of Brooklyn community activities and groups: karate, hip
hop, Brownies, pilates, after school care,

cooking classes and the Brooklyn market.
One of nine young artists, Isabelle Kettles,
11, said the project was exciting.
Ridgway teacher Rowena Fry said she was
proud of the students.
“It’s super special.”
Ellen will work with the students over the
coming weeks to paint the acrylic mural.
“My job is not to correct the students’
drawings but to represent the students’
drawings,” Ellen said. “I’m glad that I’m
here, finally making it happen.”
Brooklyn Community Association president Kay Miller said the philosophy of the
community was to help develop local kids.
“This is for the community.”

Celebrating
two years
of BREW’D
Brew’d Bar in Island Bay celebrates two
years of great service this month.
General Manager, Meighan Clark, said
over the last couple of years, the friendly
team at Brew’d have spent time getting to
know the locals, as they pop in and enjoy
the great meals and family atmosphere.
“Those who’ve discovered it are always
back for more with many regulars, but it’s
still nice to see some new faces coming in
to try us out.”
She said Brew’d recently completed celebrations for two years in Island
Bay, and is looking forward to meeting
new locals to help celebrate the next
birthday.
Meighan said it was important to the
team at Brew’d to offer back to the community it was part of.
Among some of its charitable work,
Brew’d sponsored local sports teams and
charities and the team also offered ‘Charity Brew’d’.

“This allows charities to purchase a brew
kit and then use Brew’d special equipment to make their own brew. It is then
sold across the bar to raise funds for the
charity involved.”
Meighan said Brew’d prides itself on offering a fantastic selection of food and
drinks for the whole family.
Head Chef Jonathan Foster was well
known for his great burger and pizza options including the ever popular Brew’d
half pounder burger, and the pulled pork
pizza, Meighan said.
“A big repeat seller is the double
crumbed beef schnitzel served with coleslaw, kumara wedges and aioli,” she said.
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in Island Bay. To contact call, 383 8260
or email islandbay@brewd.co.nz. For
more information on specials and
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Thursday March 31, 2016

readers have their say... Find out the WORD on the Street.

Q: What do you think of a proposed
sugar ban at schools?

Damon Himiona
Kilbirnie

Marcus Lecky
Kilbirnie

Susan French
Kilbirnie

“I think it’s a good idea,
there’s already enough
sugar in kids diets and they
don’t need more in schools”

“Yes I would be in
agreement with it,
because of teeth problems
and obesity”

“I think it’s a brilliant idea
because some parents
don’t seem to be getting
the message about sugar”

Dwayne Tetley
Kilbirnie
“I wouldn’t ban it because
there would be outrage, if you
take the right steps to reduce it
that would be better”

Stephen James Purvis
Kilbirnie
“It’s a good idea, the kids
are eating junk food and
soft drinks and that’s what
they’re having before school”

LETTERS to the editor
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community interest are
welcomed. Guidelines
are that they should
be no longer than 150
words. They must be
signe d and a stre et
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show good faith, even
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or withhold unsuitable
letters from publication.
Send or fax them to the
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street address must also
be provided in e mails.

Passion of the people
Dear Ed, I would like to
congratulate the Island Bay Residents Association for getting
their organisation formed and
supporting a clear voice for their
suburb. The initiative to get
the community survey regarding the cycleway out there and

collated was marvellous and the
results speak for themselves.
It’s a shame that some people
continue to take swipes at IBRA
and even sadder that they feel the
need to undermine the integrity
of the survey. I would also like
to personally thank on behalf

of the community Councillor
Paul Eagle who has stood by
the people he represents and has
listened to what they have to say.
I am sure that would have taken a
lot of courage at times.
Harry Fyfe
Island Bay

Cruising with
Berhampore’s elders

A rest home with spark
Kilmarnock Heights Home
An elder-centred community
Kilmarnock Heights Home is special;
it’s more than just a rest home. As
well as providing daily living support
we ensure residents have choice and
control in their lives. We take every
opportunity to bring companionship,
fun and meaningful activity into the
lives of elders.
Family and friends
Kilmarnock Heights Home is like one
big family. Residents are encouraged
to invite their loved ones to visit at any
time; there’s no set visiting hours. And,
for the children - we have a fully stocked
toy box to keep them entertained!

Pets welcome
We believe pets can be both calming
and energising. So, we welcome
animals at our home. If you have a pet
that’s part of your family, ask us about
moving to Kilmarnock Heights Home
with them.
The social life
At Kilmarnock Heights Home we
support residents to continue doing
the things they love in a way that’s
right for them. The busy social calendar
and stimulating recreation programme
certainly make for a vibrant and
engaging atmosphere.

Classic cars. Fast cars. Unique cars.
Residents of Kilmarnock Heights Home in
Berhampore recently got a taste of traveling in vehicle style, and are hoping other
car enthusiasts will share their passion.
When Kilmarnock Heights Home
resident Jacquie Brooky celebrated her
birthday recently she was surprised when
a luxury model Jaguar turned up on the
doorstep to take her, and the other residents, for a spin around Island Bay.
“Jacquie is always spoiling everybody
on their birthdays by making them special
personalised cards and surprises,” said the
home’s recreation officer Annelize Steyn.
“This time we wanted to organise something special for her.”
Cruising in the Jaguar was a first for some
residents and brought back fond memories
for others.
“It was a beautiful sunny day and it’s not
something the residents get to do every day,
so it was a great surprise,” said Annelize.
For Jacquie, who has been a resident of
Kilmarnock Heights Home for eight years,
the surprise made her day.
"It was wonderful and a very pleasant little trip. The driver was lovely,” said Jacquie.
With a taste of vehicle style enjoyed by all,
Kilmarnock Heights Home is now hoping
that some local classic car owners might to
pay them a visit to show off their beloved
cars and to take residents for short drives.
“We love having contact with our local
community and classic cars bring back
a lot of fond memories for our residents,
plus it’s something very memorable for
them. We’d love to hear from anyone who

might be interested in paying us a visit,”
said Annelize.
Kilmarnock Heights Home is operated by
Enliven, part of the not-for-profit organisation Presbyterian Support Central, and
provides rest home and respite care as well
as a popular day guest programme. PBA
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Kilmarnock Heights Home resident
Jacquie Brooky is given a Jaguar ride
as a birthday surprise.

Thursday March 31, 2016

Breakfast group
keeps the faith

Children at Kahurangi School enjoy breakfast.

By Rosel Labone
MASSEY JOURNALISM
STUDENT

Not many school kids can
say they’ve eaten breakfast
with Grant Elliott and Jeffery
Toomaga-Allen.
But that’s just one of the
many treats in store for
year 5-8 pupils who attend
Breakfast Club at Kahurangi
School in Strathmore.
Kahurangi is one of three
schools in the Wellington
region involved in the Breakfast Club programme, which
provides 440 breakfasts a
week to children in schools
in Wellington and Christchurch.
Arise intern and breakfast
club coordinator Anthony
Keriscla said he’s seen a big
change in the kids since the
project started.
He said programme was
providing a good model for
their future.
“The kids are interacting a nd becom ing less
withdrawn. They want to
go outside and kick a ball
around with me. They’re also
smiling more.
“They’re more engaged – it
comes with getting know
them.”
Anne Isaac, who has been
volunteering with the Kahurangi breakfast club since
2014, agreed.
“Going back time after time
you build a connection with
the kids. You’re not just serving them breakfast; you’re
starting the day with them.
“I used to work at a local supermarket, and kids
would come up and ask:
‘are you going to be at the
next breakfast club?’ There’s
a sense of confidence and
involvement.”
Anne is a member of Arise
church, a fourth year Architecture student at Victoria
University, and one of 120
Arise volunteers who spend
six mornings a week at
breakfast clubs feeding 500
children in Wellington and
Christchurch.

She said it’s not an uncommon occurrence for giants of
the sports world like Hurricanes player Toomaga-Allen
and Black Caps star Grant
Elliott to drop by the club
and visit the pupils.
“Everyone gets excited. The
kids just love it.”
Board of Trustees member
and Kahurangi parent Elaine
Hill said she has seen a positive change in the behaviour
of the children involved, and
that’s had a flow-on effect
to the parents and the community.
She has been involved since
the programme began in
2013 and said it has “really
taken off”.
“The kids get to meet the
volunteers and have the opportunity to talk to their
peers at school. They get
to do something different
because the adults that come
along run a variety of activities. They meet new people
and are exposed to new
things.
“Every so often we run
a big breakfast with the
parents and family. We have
the chance to meet them and
make that connection.
“Sometimes we’ll have the
Scots College boys come
over and help out – it’s setting a great example and it’s
brought the school together.”
Of the 152 kids at the
school, 75 per cent attend
the breakfast club.
So what’s at the top of the
hit list for the kids foodwise?
Baked-bean toasties are
a perennial favourite, and
cheese and spaghetti can’t
be beat.
Anne said the breakfast
clubs has far-reaching benefits beyond the realm of cold
Weetbix and hot-buttered
toast – her healthy breakfast
and the quality time with the
kids is good for her wellbeing
too.
“It puts me on the right
track for the day and I think
it does for them as well.”

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Plunket makes the
move to digital
Despite a move to digital,
Plunket has promised there are
no plans to phase out the wellloved Plunket Book.
Last week, Plunket announced
nurses in Wellington would start
to record health information for
newborns and children newlyenrolled to the organisation, by
tablet and app, instead of paper
and pen.
Instead of taking paper health
records to home visits with families, nurses would complete the
Well Child Tamariki Ora health
check via an app on-screen.
The electronic Plunket Health
Record (ePHR) would now be
used by 59 nurses in the Wellington and Wairarapa region.
Plunket’s goal was to roll the
ePHR out across the country by
the end of the year.

Plunket chief executive Jenny
Prince said when the service was
rolled out to all Plunket families
it would mean a more seamless
service.
“Using a digital health record
means we can make sure fewer
children slip through the cracks.
A Plunket nurse can do a healthcheck for another child on the
spot, if they’re out on a visit and
they see another child in the
family for example.
“Or if they get talking to a
neighbouring family and find
they’re not registered with
Plunket, or they’ve missed an
appointment, they can do it there
and then, or make an appointment.”
Information stored using the
ePHR would only be available
to Plunket nurses, families would

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still have access to the much
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Prince said it was a significant
step forward for Plunket.
“It’s a big shift for our staff, and
it’s exciting because it means we
can do more to support families
and improve health outcomes for
young children.
“Our frontline staff can tailor
care for children and families
more easily, by having more
readily accessible health records.
“We’re grateful to the many
donors, partners and sponsors
who have invested in our ePHR
and in children’s health.”
The launch of the ePHR in Wellington and Wairarapa follows
its successful pilot in Northland.

Strath more Pa rk
Community Centre
celebrated Neighbours’ Day earlier
this month with a
shared morning tea
m a de f rom f resh
produce from the
c e n t r e’s g a r d e n .
Centre coordinator
Lisa Matthews said
around 25 neighbours
from Strathmore and
surrounding suburbs
Miramar and Seatoun
came along to enjoy
the delicious food on
offer, as well as local
city councillors Sarah Free and Simon
Marsh.

1.

3.

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4.

(1.) Councillor Sarah Free attended Neighbours’ Day celebrations at Strathmore Park Community Centre.
(2.) Paul Franken and Ron Jobson get to know each other. (3.) Locals enjoy a spot of morning tea
(4.) Anita Kanara from the Strathmore Park Koha Shed hangs out with Centre Co-ordinator Lisa Matthews
(5.) Maria Isaak made the spinach pie with ingredients from the Centre’s community garden

REIGNING OVER AND
REINING IN
Reigning Over is selective informing. This began thousands of years ago with people sitting in
church being told what to think. Continues through education with people memorising what they
have been told and higher learning where people become qualified to an Earth and physical only
reality. This keeps us from understanding how the universe works – a necessity for having control
of the
of a planet.
control of
thedestiny
destiny
of a planet.

THE NEXT STEP FOR
PLANET EARTH?
Not only are Humans good at doing the work in the physical world for their parasite and converting
physical food into spirit food for both sides, we seem to be at one with the universe. As life appears
to be about learning are we the ultimate information sponges? As victims of selective informing we
become programmed – in this case to an Earth and physical only reality. Added to this little problem, a
lot of our best and brightest have gotten themselves qualified to an Earth and physical only reality, are
definite they have been given the full story and will probably require the biggest kick in the bum to
start thinking about how the universe actually works. We have to understand how it works to be aware
of possible risks, threats, (especially parasites) or opportunities.
Are we adult enough to do the reining in, to take control of, or responsibility for our planet? The
information age has arrived. Insiders, (first person experiencers), women and men are gutsy enough to
speak out. All we have to do is start listening to them and informing ourselves. Sitting in church being
held to an Earth and physical only reality isn’t adult enough to be in charge of the destiny of a planet.

HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT

The spirit word in the church explanation hints at the different levels of reality
occupying the same space but the one word cover story – heaven, cuts them off.
Each level sustains the one above – animals, plants and insects are below us. The
emotional energy we give off sustains the spirit level above us. No problem sharing
the excitement emotion as when a try is scored at a rugby stadium but it is a different
matter when it comes to the fear the spirit form of our parasite, the Reptilian Being
was created to live off. They therefore have to create situations that deliver the fear
they crave, (wars, terrorism and ongoing conflicts). The disaster of Humans knowing
they had a parasite forced the genetic mix where the Reptile mind pattern, (has no
inbuilt guidance – emotions, inhibitions or conscience and requires the substitute
system of worship, (sun) hierarchy, rituals, symbolism and pageantry) and agenda
is hidden in a Human body – the Blue Bloods. Hence their desire for us to not
understand how everything works.

The Human parasite story tellers responsible
for the Earth and physical only stories.
Came up with and oversee the King James and myriad of other
versions spread around the planet. The Royals with the superior,
class loving, born to rule and exploit mind pattern.
And their bloodline relatives with the obsessively maintained knife
edge, (oddball) genetics – the Blue Bloods.
That we are being lied to is revealed on the Prison Planet
Revelations.com website – videos and Gods or Spacemen? audio.
How the genetic mix (hiding our parasite) came about is also on
the website – Hidden History videos. For synthesized version of
the whole kit and caboodle, check
Prison Planet Revelations book.

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Island Bay’s own George Jackson has
brought home three medals after taking part in the Track Cycling National
Championships in Invercargill.
George, who is part of the Wellington Track Racing Team, won
two bronze medals and a silver in the
under 17 scratch race, 500m time trial
and sprint races, held at last week’s
championships.
The 16-strong team brought home
six medals total, with Masters rider
Bruce Cook winning two bronzes
in the 44 to 45 age group and Regan
Bang winning silver in the 3000m

individual pursuit in the 35 to 40 age
group.
George has won a few national
podiums and titles but he said he was
the most happy with this win.
“It was really difficult, but I worked
hard and got there,” he said.
The team, who train at the Hataitai
Velodrome every Sunday, were selected from all around the Wellington
region to compete together.
George started cycling three years
ago after he had problems with his
feet and ankles and a friend suggested
he try it out.
“I used to be a runner but had
problems with my feet, I had a go and
loved it immediately,” he said.

Cancer survivor and mother
of two Sam Marshall will be
participating in Relay For Life
next week.
Relay For Life is a global
fundraising event run by the
Cancer Society and involves
participants walking or run-

ning around a track for 24
hours.
The 2016 Wellington Relay
For Life will be held at Frank
Kitts Park next Saturday and
will begin with a survivors
walk. This will be followed by
a candlelight ceremony in the
evening. The event will finish
with a closing ceremony.
Last year 3670 people in 78

teams took part in the Relay
for Life and raised $390,000.
This year 3750 people have
signed up.
Island Bay local Sam said she
was diagnosed with breast cancer in late 2014 and underwent
chemotherapy during 2015.
In 2015 Sam participated in
Relay For Life and she said she
spent all but six to eight hours

Two Miramar training buddies
have achieved marathon success
in separate events earlier this
month.
Lindsay Barwick won the New
Plymouth Mountain to Surf
Marathon women's division and
Natalie Gaskin won the New
Zealand Ironman for her age
group.
The two started training together in November 2015, just after
Natalie had finished recovering
from a stress fracture in her hip.
On Saturday March, 5, Lindsay
competed in the 42.2km marathon and completed it in three
hours and five minutes.
This was Lindsay’s fifth marathon but her first win. She said
when she finished she initially
didn’t know she had won.

“I heard the announcer say ‘it's a
good day for the
Bar wick family’
and assumed my
husband Paul had
won,” she said.
Lindsay had in fact won
the marathon, her husband
had placed third in the men's
division.
On the same day Natalie
competed in the New Zealand
Ironman in Taupo, winning
her age group and beating her
personal best of 10 hours and

17 minutes, by 15 minutes.
The Ironman event involves a
3.8km swim, 180km bike ride
and a 42.2km marathon run.
Natalie’s win also qualified
her for the Ironman World
Championships in Kona, Hawaii, later this year.
This is the third World Championships Natalie has qualified
for and will be her second
time attending the event. She
competed in 2014 but couldn’t
go in 2015 due to her injury.
Natalie has completed seven
Ironman events but this was
her first win.

Natalie Gaskin won the New
Zealand Ironman for her age
group this year.

at the event, only leaving to
put her young children to bed.
“I was right in the middle of
chemotherapy when it started,”
she said.
This year she will be participating in Wellington Relay
For Life, in both the survivors
walk and the candlelight ceremony.
Currently there were no spac-

es in this year’s Relay For Life.
Anyone who signs up will be
put on a waiting list and their
details will be saved. They will
also automatically be signed
up for Relay For Life 2017.
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Thursday March 31, 2016

SPORT

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Scots College student hopes to
inspire others with his ingenuity
By Colin Engelbrecht
WHITIREIA JOURNALISM STUDENT

A teenager who built his own
track bike and placed in the
finals of the National Track
Racing Championships showed
off his project to other students
this week.
Last year Scots College student Henry Levett built his
track racing bike as part of the
International Baccalaureate,
which required year 10 students
to complete a solo project.
International Baccalaureate
is offered as an alternative to

NCEA.
Henry said he spent about
half of last year designing the
bike and the rest of the year
building it. All of the parts were
ordered online and Henry said
he assembled the bike himself.
“I learned a lot during the
project, like time management
skills, it was a big project,” he
said.
After building the bike he
raced it in the national championships, which were held
last weekend and placed in the
finals.
For Henry, who usually rides

road bikes, placing in the finals
in his first year of track cycling
was a huge accomplishment.
“I made it into the final, which
was very exhilarating, the race
was very fast,” he said.
Last Monday, Henry displayed
his bike project to year 10
students to try and inspire them
to do similar things for their
International Baccalaureate
project.
Henry said building the bike
was a very enjoyable process
and he’d like to do it again.
“If I find the time I’d like to do
it some more,” he said.

Some of the medalists who competed at the recent national’s event in
Ohope. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Lyall Bay athletes named into
New Zealand Life Saving squads
By Bethany Tiddy
MASSEY JOURNALISM STUDENT

Henry Levett stands outside Scots College with the bike he designed and made himself.
PHOTO CREDIT: Colin Engelbrecht

Three athletes from the Lyall Bay
Surf Life Saving Club were named
into the New Zealand Surf Life saving squads last weekend.
Members of the club competed
against 1500 other athletes at the
National Surf Life Saving Championships at Ohope Beach from March
25 to 27.
Athletes Hayley Cox, 19, Lewis
Clareburt, 17, and Alaynah Bettany,
14, were all named into New Zealand
Surf Life saving squad, joining existing member Samantha Lee, 25.
Coach Walter Maxwell said the athletes were on the beach up to 12 hours
a day throughout the championships.
“It’s quite an intense program of
events,” he said.
He said the athletes trained up to
20 times a week for 10 months of
the year.

“It’s a massive amount of work,”
Walter said.
Walter has coached athletes at the
Lyall Bay Surf Club for 13 years.
“All of them I’ve known since
they were grasshoppers,” he said.
Wellington has the “harshest conditions in the country… but the kids
just keep coming back,” he said.
Plans are underway to replace the
current Lyall Bay clubrooms, with
a project funded by the Wellington
City Council, New Zealand Lottery
Grants Board and club funds.
Walter said the new clubrooms will
be ready for public use in November
this year and he was looking forward
to “a new home”.
With Easter weekend marking the official end to the patrol season, the club will enjoy
an enforced rest for nine weeks.
They will begin training again on
May 22 and the patrol season will
resume in October.